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As I’m sure many of you did, I wrote Sens Blackburn and Haggerty about suppressors and SBRs being taken out of the NFA. Haggerty just sent the standard thank you email back. Blackburn though, or her team, rather, replied back with quite the lengthy email that spoke of the Constitution and the 2nd Amendment and agreed with my point about suppressors. Hooray for that. On the other hand, she strangely made no mention of SBRs.

Welcome! I’m originally from the Soddy-Daisy/Red Bank areas.

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I was able to get 2 of my Baofengs connected! Turns out I had more than one cable and thought they were all the same. Once I figured that part out I was good. Still need to figure out a couple more Baofengs, but, but I’ve read conflicting accounts of whether the GM15 can be done. Some say you can by using Chirp and tricking the program by calling them Radiodity GM-30’s. Also need to get the cables and software for my Yaesus. Leaning towards RT Systems as the source for that. I plan on attending the 2025 Annual Greater Nashville & Middle Tennessee HamQuest in July in Lebanon. I plan on having my license before then, but I see that they are offering free testing so if I don’t get it now, I will then. Years ago I read that one could get some great deals on equipment on radio gear at these. Wonder if that’s still true? I’m learning that this hobby/addiction can be as expensive or more so than my gun addiction.

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When programming the Yaesus, did you have to buy the software and cable for both of these radios or were you able to use the same cable for both and/ or the same software for both? I played around with chirp a little bit yesterday on some of my Baofengs. Couldn’t get it to work with any of them yet. Not sure if my issue was with the cable or the software or the radios, I kept getting errors when trying to copy the radios to the computer. Got com port error messages too. My tiny brain can only struggle with trying to figure this stuff out for a limited amount of time at one sitting. I started out in the back yard in the shade, reading manuals and trying my hand at programming on the radios. Then moved inside to try the computer part.

Well, I’m probably getting way ahead of myself but I have acquired two Yaesu radios in addition to my several Baofengs, LOL. I had a Yaesu VX-5R, an older radio but supposed to be a good triband, I think. Yesterday I got a great deal on a Yaesu FTD3DR dual band from an older lady who had bought it for her husband. It’s brand spanking new, and came out of the box when I got it. Played with them both some today as far as programming, scanning channels, etc, and I see that there will be a huge learning curve. Although I want to learn how to program from the radio, I want to also get programming software. For my Baofengs, I ordered a cheap Bluetooth device that allows me to use an app on my phone to program. I’ll be trying that out when I get it. I really need to get a mobile that I can use as a mobile and base station. But Right now, though, I need to concentrate on studying to get my license. I put off getting my license for years because of the code requirement, and now that they took that out for technician, I have discovered that, now when i have time for this hobby, for some reason, crap doesn’t stick with me as much when I read as it used to. But I’m determined to get at least my technician if not the next one up. And to top,it all, my diving into radio has rekindled my scanning attraction as well. I dug out all my shortwave and scanner radios and am making myself a little ham shack. In my office area. I know many departments and agencies have encrypted transmissions, but hoping there are enough that are not keep me interested, LOL. And I was worried about being bored in my retirement. More to follow…

I just emailed both our Senators.

I really liked the turnbull series, read most of them but not the last one or maybe last 2. I have digital versions of them. I need to look for the ones I have not read yet and also The Attack. Kurt Schlichter and I agree on a lot of political issues and I follow him on X.

Has anyone used this metal grip module from Sig? I switched to a xMacro grip on my P-365xl Spectre a while back and like it, but the metal grip does interesting me. I’ve looked at several metal grips online, and none of them are cheap, but I wonder what people thought about this one. Somewhere online I read about someone buying one for less than what Sig sells it for. Do they fit in the xMacro holsters?

Thanks, all, for the advice. TripleGGG, I will take you up on your offer. I’ll PM you my number and email. Thanks.

What’s the barrel length?

Well, not sure. Just wanted to cover all the bases, not knowing which ones I’d need. So;robably I should just look at those two, then?

I’m looking for a mobile that covers all the ham bands and can also be used as a base station. I’m studying for my license but trying to acquire some gear so I’m ready when I get it. I have some GMRS Baofeng GM-15s, a UV82, a BTECH BF-F8HP Pro and a Yaesu VX-5R. I’d like to start with something that will work in my house for now with a view of either moving it to my truck later if I need to or buying something later for my truck, but I’m thinking I want as many bands as possible. Also interested handheld recommendations as well. Can anyone give me some advice, please?

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My favorite Cinco de Mayo story: Back in 1912, Kraft Mayonnaise was manufactured in England. RMS Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the stuff for delivery to Vera Cruz, the next scheduled port of call after New York. Had the great liner not gone to the bottom, this would have been the largest shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. It’s a little known fact that our neighbors to the south are crazy about mayonnaise. In 1912, the people were eagerly awaiting the delivery. So great was their anguish at the loss, they declared a National Day of Mourning, which lasts to this day. That is the tragic, 100% true story of why May 5th is known as Sinko de Mayo.

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I shot my Rock Island 2011this past Saturday. Only shot 2 magazines but recoiled wasn’t bad. Gun is heavy, which is why I stopped carrying my other 45s. I carried a full size 1911, then a commander, then an FN FNP-45USG with 2 15 round mags and one in the chamber for ages, but eventually, as I aged, it got to be just too heavy. I carry 37 rounds of 9mm in 2 mags now and it’s still a lot lighter. Not 45 or 10mm, though, LOL.

The blued one is terribly filthy. Have to see condition after I clean it up.

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A friend of mine has inherited a few guns she’s interested in selling. I’m not familiar with them as I’m not really a revolver guy. One is a S&W stainless .38 model 64-1. Another S&W .357 blued with a model number that appears to be 843 288 maybe. Picture below. Can anyone give me a swag on value? The stainless .38 seems to have a little wear but not much. The .357 also seems to have some wear but both are filthy and hard to tell. I’ll probably end up cleaning them up for her. Supposedly one these was her grandfathers duty revolver as a motorcycle cop for years.

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I saw this yesterday in a video from the Glockstore: https://rumble.com/v6rm6h9-breaking-glock-news-glock-to-discontinue-a-lot-of-guns.html?mref=zxjwr&mc=76gis&_kx=6VbWrod690Kva4FCGGyU0LqfCGfnDXdCgj-SXD9CYEuLpW1R2MRENflJ3E_C0bsD.THLkmh

I had that older age epiphany recently too. I built much of my knife and gun collection, along with ammo, on the survive an apocalypse scenario. I finally realized that my age, couple with a dependency on several different meds will insure I don’t survive long in such a scenario. Now I find myself trying to rethink what I have, pare down to what I enjoy and really need and liquidate the rest. The problem arise in that as soon as I sell one gun I find 3 others I “need”. The pain is real, LOL.